Introduction

DSM Soft forayed into the field of Telematics in the year 2009 by combining its expertise in geomatics, software development and solution engineering. A multi-disciplinary core team comprising of software/firmware developers, hardware engineers, database experts and field crew were formed in the pursuit for excellence in this domain.

The primary focus of the Telematics team at the inception phase was to implement a utilitarian yet intuitive vehicle tracking solution for fleet operators. The right combination of tracking hardware, software, online maps, IT infrastructure and field support was established and resulted in the launch of Traccia in 2010, a fully indigenous cloud hosted solution.

We have learned significantly from our customers on the specific requirements and problem areas of the highly fragmented transportation sector in India. These inputs and the expertise of our team led to develop the highly futuristic road map for Traccia. It covered a number of verticalized solutions revolving around the core GPS tracking engine of Traccia.

Our focus has always been to work with our clients to custom build a solution to suit their requirements and our tailored applications have gained acceptance from large shippers in the industry.

Verticalized Solutions

Cargo Shipment

Coal Transportation

Police/Security

Public Transportation

Student Tracking

Waste Disposal Management

Cargo Shipment

Our tailor made solution for shippers of cargo (both liquids and solids), maps all the processes involved in out-bound logistics. The entire chain of transport operations from warehouse or factories to the retail/wholesale outlets is seamlessly integrated into the software to provide very high visibility of operations to the shipper.

Coal Transportation

In order to facilitate the dynamics of coal transport from mines to the ports or inland loading docks or solution has features such as automatic geofencing, ETA computation, volumetric reports etc. For corporates that use standard ERP systems such as SAP for supply chain management, Traccia is extensible to such systems for enabling seamless workflows.

Police/Security

We provide high frequency polling (as low as 5 seconds) of GPS data from police patrol vehicles. We also provide interfaces for Network Operation Centre (NOC) at the police control room. This system alerts the patrol vehicles to reach the nearest spot of crime/event with least possible delays.

Public Transportation

Solution for public transportation entails deployment of Passenger Information systems, ETA alerts to passengers, live tracking, trip management, routing etc. It has provisions to switch between intra/inter-city transport, alert the control room on permit/route and parking violations.

Student Tracking

Our solution enables tracking of school children using RFID/Onboard touch screens. It records the students' attendance in classrooms and sends alerts to their parents when they are picked up and dropped at the destined stops instantaneously.

Waste Disposal Management

Our garbage disposal solution has specific functionalities to define pre-determined trips. The pickup points and dump-yards are clearly defined on the online map interface. GIS functionalities for optimal route planning and re-calculation of routes on-the-fly are available. Alerts on deviation of routes and failure to pick up at defined spots are made available for the transport manager.

Analytics

DSM has a very strong team to handle vehicle data analytics with proven experience of sifting through vast amounts of raw data and synthesizing them to draw meaningful patterns and conclusions. The moving vehicle data irrespective of the size of the fleet is extracted and run through a series of custom filters to derive stoppage patterns, utilization patterns, driver behaviour or any other distinctive behaviour of the fleet/vehicle.

An added dimension to the analysis is the use of proprietary spatial datasets and routines that DSM has in possession to represent conclusions with high visibility. Customers are provided access to the analysis reports which would prove useful for taking appropriate business decisions in managing the fleet.

Analytics – Collaboration with our customers to maximize results

Over the last 7 years, we have received a whole range of suggestions for improvement from our customers. We are grateful to that valuable contribution from the industry which has significantly helped us in the evolution process to make Traccia a trusted and reliable solution for fleet owners and managers.

Today, the data analytics team at DSM Soft engages with customers with the results of the analysis that they perform and exchanges ideas on the possibilities of improving the operations for better profitability and increased utilization.